Open AccessBlocking Screw-assisted Intramedullary Nailing Using the Reverse-rule-of-thumbs for Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction
Author(s) -
Sherif Dabash,
David T. Zhang,
S. Robert Rozbruch,
Austin T. Fragomen
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction/strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1828-8936
pISSN - 1828-8928
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10080-1430
Subject(s) - intramedullary rod , medicine , osteotomy , deformity , femur , orthopedic surgery , orthodontics , tibia , surgery , knee joint , ilizarov technique , blocking (statistics) , mathematics , statistics
Historically, blocking screws have been used to assist in acute reduction of fractures during intramedullary (IM) nailing. The reverse-rule-of-thumbs (RROT) for blocking screws was introduced to facilitate internal lengthening nail use in deformity correction and limb lengthening. Our study investigated the ability of blocking screws, using same principle, to accurately correct long-bone deformity with and without lengthening and to prevent lengthening-induced deformity.